Cambridgeshire County Council has at last introduced under the Traffic Management Act 2004 a Permit Scheme to manage road works.

You will remember I called for this after the fiasco with the six miles of roadworks for the Great Wilbraham Solar Farm which caused considerable inconvenience to road users and because of the lack of a proper traffic management plan caused heavy lorries to mount and drive along footpaths.

Now under a Permit Scheme those responsible for road and street works have to apply for permission before they start the work, apart from emergency work where they can apply for a permit within 2 hours.

Cambridgeshire County Council will grant, refuse or tailor the application; taking into considerations works already in progress and demands on the network. The permit will have a list of specific conditions that the utility companies and their workforce have to adhere to. These may include working hours or the way they control the traffic around the works to benefit the highway users.

For more information go to:

Cambridgeshire permit Scheme (PDF, 921KB)